J and the Three Boys

2011 Learnings

2012-01-31T22:03:00.000+08:00

2011 flew by me so fast. I don't know if it was the day job, the business, the homework of the kids, the big 4-0? I don't know. I have a few realizations, looking back to what I experienced in 2011. Please let me share them with you: (1) You choose to be married to someone not just on the day he proposes and actually marry, but every day of your life. I have to admit that it upsets me when I

Reedley International School --

2012-01-22T23:36:00.000+08:00

Late last year, I was invited by the administrators of Reedley International School for a visit. You might be wondering why I went, considering our two boys are in Xavier School already. I have only one reason: I am always interested in understanding how each school differs in their teaching methods, because I believe that everyone learns differently. On the left, you can see what is expected of

'TIS THE SEASON TO BE GIVING, FROM A DONEE TO A DONOR (WITH LOVE, RIBBONS, SEALED WITH A HUG)

2011-12-14T05:55:00.000+08:00

"Welcome to the Milk Mama Diaries Carnival (December). For this month, we want to honor breastfeeding for having enriched our lives and blessed us, maybe even empowered us, in a way that only breastfeeding can. Please scroll down to the end of this post and check out the other carnival participants." J and the Three Boys is happy to host Marnellie Santos, who is a new mom. Greatly inspired by

Scam!

2011-12-04T06:48:00.001+08:00

I'm pretty sure I'm not the first to post about this, but I was aghast when I saw the email that www.OkayOkay.com sent to my inbox this morning! (And another question to them is -- how did they get my email???) I generally check most deal emails I get -- I believe in diamonds in the rough! =) So as always, especially since this particular one was new to me, I scanned the note. And then I saw

Girls and their Bodies

2011-11-29T13:57:00.000+08:00

(picture from HERE) I've always been conscious of my body; ever since my grandfather told my mom, "You'd better stop feeding her rice. No one will marry her." I was 10 then. Maybe he was right. I have legendary stories like: Shocking the babysitter once (we were in the US) by eating 8 (read it: EIGHT) scoops of ice cream. My excuse: their scooper was tiny, and they only fed me

No more "de-de"

2011-11-04T00:00:00.000+08:00

"Welcome to the Milk Mama Diaries Carnival (November). For this month, we focus on extended breastfeeding. Participants will share their experiences and tips on breastfeeding their child/ren beyond 12 months. Please scroll down to the end of the post and check out the other carnival participants." My first son seemed to have weaned himself at 10 months. But because it was such a struggle in the

Live Like We're Dying

2011-10-31T11:08:00.000+08:00

I tell my friends I never get enough blog hits to be called a blockbuster. They tell me it is because I don't post. So today, I am posting. After a long time. (Still didn't listen to them!) This is a song I've had in my iPod. So during the rare times I do exercise, and the song comes on, I am always reminded that I should live life to the fullest. Read the lyrics. May the song

Surfing the net -- rated PG

2011-10-17T07:35:00.000+08:00

Technically, I don't think of myself as a "reviewer" type of blogger, though I do give my opinion on some restaurants we have visited, or some movies we've watched. However, when Janice Villanueva of Mommy Mundo asked if I wanted to check out this router with (the magic words) parental controls, I didn't think twice. I said "yes" immediately. I received the Cisco Linksys Router E1000 (SRP:

RIP Steve Jobs!

2011-10-06T10:40:00.003+08:00

We will all miss you, Steve Jobs! My first ever mac.

Big Family or Small Family?

2011-10-04T13:38:00.000+08:00

This was P's Social Studies book three years ago when he was in Grade 1. Now that K is in Grade 1, he uses the same. (XS has changed a lot of the other materials they used, but this one remains the same.) Social Studies in the early years (read: Grades 1 to 4 or so), are pretty much the same from one year to another. The topics covered are generally about our

Eruption!

2011-09-14T18:09:00.001+08:00

I called home and spoke with K.Me: sweetie, have u done your homework?K: mom, I was going to but ate nida erupted me!posted from Bloggeroid

Why I Salute Grade 1 teachers

2011-09-13T15:55:00.000+08:00

(borrowed pic from: HERE) Yesterday saw me rushing from my LATCH interviews to my boys' school, where I was volunteered volunteered to help with the dice game for the Grade 1 kids. I was late for the briefing, but since I had a general idea how to play it, I figured it wouldn't be to difficult to wing it. Apparently, that was the *easy* part. After the briefing, I proceeded with 3 other

NOT so (juju) cleanse

2011-08-29T20:37:00.000+08:00

So. A few weeks back I received message from C, one of S's girl cousins, asking if I was interested in joining them as they needed a third person to get the barkada package of Juju Cleanse. At that time, I had been hearing about it already, and had visited the site once or twice, considered it, but never really pursued it. But now, since someone offered to organize the entire thing, I was

This is a test post from bloggeroid

2011-08-26T07:19:00.001+08:00

So is it working?

I'm breastfeeding, and that's that.

2011-08-17T00:00:00.007+08:00

"Welcome to the Milk Mama Diaries Carnival (August). For this month, we join the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action in it's "Talk to Me!" theme where participants will share personal experiences, insights or recommendations in communicating breastfeeding intentions and goals to their support system. Please scroll down to the end of this post and check out the other carnival participants."

Chinese apps on my iPod

2011-08-08T07:35:00.000+08:00

I was inspired by my friend, The Painter's Wife, when she wrote about Basti's Favorite Apps. S bought me an iPod Touch early this year because I asked for it for Christmas. It was a toss up between that or an iPhone and since my phone was still okay, I opted for an iPod Touch...and an amazing world opened right in front of me. I understand The Painter's Wife when she said "it brought her

Dressing Up

2011-07-17T00:34:00.001+08:00

I always dread going to the boys' school -- wether for meetings or to pick them up. Why? Because I feel that I always look so drab beside the put together moms in school. I'm the type of person who could wear jeans/shorts and a shirt every single day. That and a pair of havs. These are my criteria for clothes when picking them up (imagine mid afternoon sun beating down + humidity = not good

Conscious Parenting

2011-07-09T07:03:00.000+08:00

I received a link to a very long article in The Atlantic early one morning. It was so long that it turned me off, save for the very compelling title: "How to Land Your Kid in Therapy". A lot of people think that there is a stigma when one one goes to therapy or "goes to see the shrink". For a parent whose kid is in therapy, let me say that I learned so much more about him in particular, and

Horchata

2011-07-05T11:04:00.000+08:00

One evening a few weeks back, S came into the room and said, "Hey listen to this!" And hands me his USB, which I plug into my macbook. I looked at the title of the song and I said, "I like it! What does 'Horchata' mean though?" He says, "Oh I dunno..." and THEN, we hear P say, "Oh, horchata is a hot chocolate drink. Spanish or Mexican, I think." I just had to look at S in so much surprise and

Ano daw? (What did he/she say??)

2011-06-25T10:05:00.002+08:00

While I'm not perfect, I absolutely cannot stand wrong grammar. Once, S and I were in this office for a meeting. They let us sit in one of the cubes of their admin assistants as we were waiting for the other participants for the meeting. The cube had a huge white board for them to list down their things to do, reminders, etc. A large part of that white board had all these boo-boos they've "

Dads and AP

2011-06-18T08:55:00.009+08:00

In celebration of Fathers' Day tomorrow, and as a thank you to my husband S for agreeing to appear on Mornings@ANC yesterday, this is my post on Dads and AP. As most of us have probably experienced growing up, our Dads have generally been just providers of the house. Providers of money, in particular. I wasn't close to my own Dad while growing up. In the house, he was like the Supreme Court (

Mom, What's Wrong with That Kid?

2011-06-13T23:11:00.000+08:00

I got this in the mail today. It was a GREAT read. Please do take time to read as well... What a special parent wishes typical parents would do when their child encounters a special needs child. by Krissy Racho-Orobia (thecluelessmomma@gmail.com) What do you do when you’re child asks “What’s wrong with her?” while pointing to an obviously disabled child well within earshot of everyone and the

Brand ME: Make yourself a Powerhouse Brand

2011-06-11T13:23:00.000+08:00

I got this in the mail the other day.... Hello Hot Mamas! I hope you've got nothing planned for June 25th. I'm giving a short talk BRAND ME: Make Yourself A Powerhouse Brand. It is about self-branding and pulling everything together to build brand equity for mombloggers and mompreneurs. This talk is part of the Spark Series of the Colab. Activities for your earthlings is being

Of interviews

2011-06-09T18:38:00.002+08:00

So, this company calls me in for an interview. With the president, no less. And while I knew I didn't want to work full time (note: this company is notorious for not just full time work, but making sure they squeeze out the money they're paying you), I wanted to meet the president. When I received that call to come in and discuss possibilities, I didn't even think twice. I said -- YES. I figure

Behind the scenes at the PLDT Ka-Asenso shoot

2011-06-08T22:20:00.004+08:00

Sometime last year, a friend and I were invited to join the "bazaar" during the launch of PLDT Ka-Asenso. So I guess, then it was serendipity when they called me nearly after a year to ask if we would be interested in doing an ad for them! The main target market for this campaign are mompreneurs, and the entire theme is that moms can work at home and watch the kids (well, that's putting it in a